Immigration story stirs ire
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- February
- 26
I wrote a story about efforts that immigrants in Suffern are undertaking to oppose a proposed enforcement partnership between village police and federal immigration agents. The story appeared on Sunday, and as of today, 100 readers have posted comments, most of which are negative, on the story page on lohud.com.
For those who haven’t read the story, it talks about Hispanic immigrants’ fears that they may be profiled under the plan that would deputize Suffern police as federal immigration agents. The story also talks about efforts the Hispanic immigrant community is taking to rally others to their cause, and also provides a response from village officials.
A few readers have accused me of playing favorites. Let me explain how it works: it is my job to fairly and accurately report what is happening in the community so residents and readers like you can know what is going on around you.
If people who support the village’s intentions were to similarly organize in support of the plan, I would write an article about that too.
I’ve attempted to respond to e-mails on the subject, but here again I’ll reiterate: If anyone plans to publicly lobby for the plan, please let me know.
As always, I welcome your comments.
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on Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 at 5:03 pm by Suzan Clarke.
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